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Saturday, July 18th 2026 • 4:00 PM Onwards

BIG AL'S
70TH BASH

MEET. EAT. DRINK. SUN. MUSIC. FUN.
GIVE. SPARK. CHANGE. CHAT. SMILE. LAUGH.

70

The Best 70th Birthday Gift

Donate and Help Big Al's Charity Fundraiser hit £1000.

No Birthday Gifts please! Instead, Alan Gibson (Big Al, Gibby, Gibbo, Dermott, Goaly, Irish Alan, Big Irish Al plus lots of other names that can’t be repeated) would love you to donate to his Charity Fundraiser, supporting Trussell Trust Foodbanks and Christians Against Poverty:

The Venue

The Barn Coffee Shop

Meanwood Valley Urban Farm
Sugar Well Road, Leeds
LS7 2QG

Free Car Parking Available

Link to google maps

Let's Celebrate and Reminisce with Big Al

The Big Al Story:

Hosted by Jane Ray (BBC Radio 4) and Mike Rimmer (BBC West Midlands/Cross Rhythms/Premier Radio)

Play

Unsung Heroes:

Hosted by Tony Cummings on Cross Rhythms Radio

Play - COMING SOON

The Big Al Creative Storyteller:

featuring Big Al's family, friends, singers, songwriters, poets - people Big Al has been blessed to hang around, and admire a lot of his life.

See here!